Envelop.



ENVELOP. APPLICATION FILED DEC-18.1915.

L. A. LEE.

Patented May 30,1916.

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A TTORNE Y8 of this character "which is simple UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

LIVER-AS A. LEE, OF N -TSTIONAL SOLDIERS HOME, TENNESSEE EHVELOP.

Application files December 18, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LIVERAS A. LEE. a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of National Soldiers Home, Vvashington county, Tennessee, have invented an linprovement in Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in re ceptacles and has particular reference to n envelop opening and also prevent the contents of the envelop from forcing; sold clo;

sure outwardly.

A further oh eet 18 to provide struction, easy to manufacture, and elle in carrying out the purpose for ch it i designed.

The inventive idea iuvolvei i s of receiving a variety of meehz il osoresllOllS, one of which. for the purpose of illustrating the invention, is shown in the necoinpnnying drawing, in Which- Figure 1 is plan view of the envelop in closed position. Fig. .2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. in. 3 is a. planview of the envelop openel. 4. is a fragmentary sectional view showing the closurein position as the some is being Withdrawn from the envelop opening.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters indicate similar parts, the nu meral. fi-indicates'the body of an envelop of ordinary construction having the opening 6 at one end thereof. I

The closure, which comprises the essential.

feature of the invention. preferably of substantially trapezoidal i ing its longitudinal edges l' e :7 v

Specification of Letters Patent.

' the latter Patented May 30, 1916.

Serial No. 67,553.

Wardlv as best illustrated in Fig. 3. Mediallv of the ends of the closure the same is provided with transverse folding line 8 so that When the closure or flap is in'closing position within the envelop body the same will be folded upon itself as illustrated in Fig. 2. It is to he understood'that when inserting the closure into the envelop the inner portion 9 of said closure is first bent upon itself and the closure also bent along the folding line 8 so that that portion of the closure adjacent said folding line will the first to enter the opening of sai portion of the closui e which first enters the opening 6 is of less Width than said openlog this permitting of the easy insertion of the closure into the envelop Without the edges '7 thereof binding against thelongitw dinal edges of the body to further facilitate the insertion. of the closure or flap into the envelop body and prevent the contents advertentlv to rehlv prodded. upon its outermost extending or still'ening element 11 in the form of a strip of card. hoard,

This element ll. at all times retains the portion it) of the cm causes said portion ,tohe "creed. against the incl face oi: the shown illll.; I

The outer portion itof the closure is preferably of slightly greater length than the inner portion 9 so that .ivhenthe same is in closing position shown in F g.2

the extremity of the outer portion 10 :wgu

proiect slightly hey cl the opening .6 that said extremity n nyhe graspedand pulled outwardly, when it is desiredto open the envelop and reniove theeontentsltllereof.

' v What is claimed is: '2

An T envelop comprising "a bod including a front and back and. having one open end, a, closure forq ifihpen. H v sten'tially the seme length s the per tion and of trapezoidal brillation; do-

sure haw/int: a transverse foldingline ilivid' the same into outer and inner portions, the former of which is of slightly greater length then the latter whereby the free end of the latter from in- #0 with. a longitudinally .ght and also V d 6 envelop. It will thus be observed that this" portion In order up; said closure outwardly of the closure will project beyond the open end of the envelop when the closure is in closing position, and an elongated reinforcing strip secured longitudinally and centrally of the outer portion of the closure and terminating adjacent the outer extremity of said portion and said folding line,

said reinforcing strip engaging the inner face of the back of the envelop when the closure is in closing position.

LIV ERAS A. LEE. l/Vitnesses:

P. Q. MILLER, J. K. MILLER. 

